Setting frame



Dec. 14 1926- 1,610,913 w. e. WYLIE. JR

SETTING FRAME Filed April 28, 1926 INVENTOR 9 5 By Attorneys,

I Patented Dec. 14, 1 926.

WALKER GILL WYLIE, JR, 01 RED BANK NEW JERSEY.

SETTING FRAME.

Application filed April as, 1926. Serial No. 105,081,

The present invention relates to settingframes andaims to provide certamimprovements therein. More particularly, it con-- cerns itself witlrthewinding or setting of 6, loom spools for use in the making of Axmim sterrugs or the like of any desired shape, either symmetrical orunsymmetrical, oval,

circular, semi-circular, diamond-shaped, etc.,-'

or of a width narrower than the loom spools. A method for making suchrugs is shown and described in my co-pending aplication Serial No.99,485, filed April'3, 1926, which has eventuated in Patent No.1,590,986, dated June 20, 1926, and consists in carrying out the weavingprocess in the usual way, but instead of the loom spools being wound orset with yarn to their full length from end to end, said spoolsare setwith only the requisite number of threads necessary to provide thedesired rug widthscorresponding to the particular rows of tufts.

In winding or setting theyarn on the loom spools from the reel spoolson' the setting frame, the threads are first passed through the teeth ofa comb or reed, the position of each tooth determining the position of aparticular tuft of a row in the 'finishedrug. In a 27 inch loom, forexample, there are 189 tufts to a row, hence there are 190 teeth ings inatube frame very difficult, and ma,-'-

.terially interferes with the weaving process. Accordingtoithepresent-invention I providea simple and efiicient means ofpreventing undue spreading of the terminal threads without resorting toany material change in the setting frame or needlessly multiplying 6 theloom spools so as to provide a separate to the" guiding comb or reed.Where the entire loom spool is to be wound or set,

"1501a spool for every possible loom s 001 setting. "This I accomplishby provi ing .means between the reed and loom spool in J close proximityto the latter, said means preferably consisting of a spool or 10-lle1fi5provided with a'pair of collars which are adjustable along the length ofthe spool, and co-operating means on the collars and spoolfor holdingsaid parts in any adjusted position. I also prefer to provide saidspool01 With a gauge or index which'will aid the setter in accuratelypositioning the terminal threads in accordance with a master-design. Theinvention also includes, other features of novelty whiclrwill behereinafter more 135 fully described;

' A preferred embodiment of my invention is shown in the accompanyingdrawings, wlierein- I Figure 1 is a perspective view of a setting frameembodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a transverse section taken on theplane of the line 22 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is an elevation partly in section of a'detail of the invention.Fig. 4 is a section taken on the line H of Fig. 8.

Referring to the drawings, let Aindicate the setting frame as a whole,having as its essential component parts bank of reel so spools B, a combor reed C anda loom spool' supporting frame D. The frame D may be; ofany approved construction. and usually consists of a pair of standardsor uprights E adapted to support i a loom spooL F, so that the lattermay be freely rotated, and

a set of compression rollers G, G and G so mounted onthe frame E as toprovide a substantially. equally distributed compression action uponthe. yarn being wound on -00 the loom spool. The specific arrangement orthe manner in which this compression. action is brought about does .notconstitute a part of this invention, and merely b way of illustration,the rollers G, G and 2 are shown as mounted on the ends of pivotedlevers g, 9 and 9 so as to life urged into contact with the yarn on the100111 spool by the action of gravity. These rollers, it will be seen,snugly fit between the collars on the 35 74 substantially in alignmentand agreeing I spool.

C, and the collars J each havin a bushing,

to the action of the compression rollers upon the threads being wound,that the terminal threads will be caused to unduly spread or run offfrom their true position. To over-.-

come this deficiency,.I have provided the setting frame with asupplemental spool or roller H positioned between the reed C and theloom spool to be wound, and preferably said supplemental spool is set asnear as possible to the loom spool'being wound.

The roller H may be mounted either upon the standards E or anyothersupporting means, and in its preferred construction consists of a spoolsubstantially similar to a loom spool and has a-pair of collars Jadjustable to various positions along the length of the The specificmanner of carrying out the adjustability of the collars is immaterial,and I have herein shown these means as consisting of a strip K seatingin a groove which extends the length of the spool H and beingsubstantially flush therewith, said strip being provided with aplurality of openings in number with the teeth on the comb or reedortion j supporting an encirc ing spring E, the free end of'whichcarries a detent device Z passing through an opening in said bushing andengageable in the openings k. The free end I of the spring may be formedto provide a finger manipulating portion whereby the detent may beraised from its locking position in an opening Ir: and thereby permitthe collar J to be movedto any other position along the s 001 H. Tofacilitate the setting of the terminal threads I provide the spool adjacent the strip K with gauge markings or an index M, which, at a glance,w1ll aid the setter in positioning the collars J to agree. with theposition of the terminal threads on the master design to be set, in

which positions the collars will serve to guide and prevent unduespreading of said terminal threads upon the loomspool being wound. Itwill be a preciated that the closer the proximityo the guide means tothe loomspool being wound, the less will be the spreading, or ioverrunning 'ofv the described the pre- 7 ferred embodiment of myinvention, it 1s. -to' be understood thatI'donot w sh to be hmterminalthreads thereon.

. While I have shown and ited to the precise construction disclosed,since modification thereof may be resorted to without departing from thespirit of the invention.

\Vhat I claim is:

through which the yarn threads are guided, a loom spool to be wound orset, and means to guide and prevent. undue spreading of a terminalthread of yarn while winding the loom spool ,Where such thread is to bewound in spaced relation to the end ofthe loom spool, said meanscomprising a guiding element adjustable to various positions along aline parallel to the axis of said loom spool in proximity thereto.

2. A setting frame comprising a loom spool to be wound or set, and meansto guide and prevent undue spreading of a terminal thread of yarn whilewinding the loom spool u'liere'such thread is to be wound in spacedrelation to the end ofthe loom spool, said means comprising a guiding.member in close proximity to the loom spool.

3.- A setting frame comprising. a reed through which the yarn threadsare guided, a loom spool to be wound or set, and means to guide andprevent undue spreading of a terminal thread of yarn while winding theloom spool where such thread is to be wound in spaced relation to theend of the loom spool, said means comprising a member in close proximityto the loom spool having a guiding element adjustable along the lengthof said member.

4. A setting frame comprising a reed through which the yarn threads areguided, a loom spool to be wound or set, and means to guide and preventundue spreading of a terminal thread of yarn while winding the loomspool where such thread is to be wound in spaced relation to the end ofthe loom spool, said meanscomprising a member parallel to said 100m:spool disposed in advance thereof and in close proximity thereto,having a" guiding element adjustable to various "positions along thelength thereof, and a 6. A setting frame comprising means for 1 suprting a loom spool and a member exvance of said spoo supporting means,said member having a plurality of openin s therein, a yarn guidingelementadmstab e along said member to any yarn position on 'o tendingtransversel across said frame in ad- 7o 1. A setting frame comprising aread a loom spool and means on said element engageable in the openings.

7. A setting frame comprising means for supporting a loom spool and aroller extending transversely across said frame in advance of said'spoolsupporting means, said roller having a plurality of openings thereinalong a line parallel to its axis, a collar adjustable along said rollerto any yarn position on a. loom spooland a detent device on said collarengageable in said openings.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto signed my name.

WALKER GILL WYLIE, J R.

